Attachment for shaving-brushes.



E. L. HUTCHINSON.

ATTACHMENT FOR SHAVING BRUSHES. APPLICATION nun AUG429, 1911. RENEWED DEC. 14.1918.

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ATTACHMENT FOR SHAVING-BRUSHES.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4, 1919.

Application file'd August 29, 1917, Serial No. 188,775. ltenewed December 14, 1918. Serial No. 266,812.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDSON LEWIS HUTGH- ixsox, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Honolulu, in the Territory of Hawaii, have invented new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Shaving- Brushes, ot which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in attachments for shaving brushes, and has for its object to provide an attachment of the character specified wherein means is provided for engaging the handle of a brush to secure the said means in place, the said means consisting of an arm extending transversely of the bristles at their free ends for rubbing in the lather as it is applied to the face to soften the beard.

In the drawings:

. Figure 1 is a perspective view of the attachment in place on a brush;

Fig. 2 is a side view;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the attachment detached.

The present embodiment of the invention is shown in connection with a shaving brush, consisting of the usual handle 1 and the bristles 2, and the attachment comprises a bar 3 adapted to lie transversely of the bristles at their free ends, as shown, and the said bar has at each end an extension 4 and 5, respectively.

The extension 5 has in connection therewith a clasp 6 in the form of a split ring,

which is adapted to encircle that portion of the handle adjacent to the bristles, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2- to hold the bar 3 in place transversely of the bristles.

The free end of the extension 4 extends to near the ring, and both extensions 4: and 5 lie upon the tapering portion of the handle which is adjacent to the bristles. If desired, a rubber sleeve, indicated at 7, may be arranged upon the wire from which the attachment is formed, the said sleeve covering and hiding the wire.

In use, as the lather is applied, the arm will rub the lather in thoroughly and the beard may be softened without requiring the use of the fingers. The attachment makes the brush stiffer.

I claim:

1. In combination with a shaving brush, a bar adapted to extend transversely of the free ends of the bristles and having at each end an extension, one of the extensions hav' ing a clasp for engaging the handle, said clasp being in the form of a ring adapted to slip over the handle.

In combination with a shavin brush, a bar adapted to extend transversey of the free ends of the bristles and havin at each end an extension, one of the extensions having a clasp for engaging the handle, and asleeve of rubber on the bar, the extensions and the clasp.

In combination with a shaving brush, a bar extending transversely of the free ends of the bristles at the extremities thereof and having at each end an extension, one of the extensions having a clasp for engaging the handle.

EDSON LEWIS HUTGHINSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0. 

